When Xiaohuan heard that this was a good idea, she immediately nodded happily: "Miss, you are so thoughtful!"
"Help us take a look." Situ Jing said.
"Yes!" Xiaohuan agreed vigorously and then started to look around.
Seeing this, Situ Jing said: "What are you wandering about... Look at the right side, I'm in charge of the left side!"
So, the two of them searched for the blacksmith shop along the street.
The hard work paid off, and finally an hour later, the two women found a blacksmith shop that could make breast shields.
But when they asked about the price, Situ Jing and Xiao Huan were dumbfounded on the spot.
It turns out that it costs twenty taels of silver to make a close-fitting leather armor inlaid with a breast protector. In other words, five pieces for five people would cost a total of one hundred taels of silver!
Situ Jing took out his money bag and counted it. He only had a dozen taels of silver and couldn't afford even one item.
Xiaohuan was a little anxious, so she whispered: "Miss, it is definitely impossible for us to buy five pieces with our money. If we don't want to find a way to make up twenty taels, we should buy one for Brother Cheng first...
"
Situ Jing agreed to this for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, she still shook her head and said: "No, you know how deep the relationship between the five of them is. If there is only one heart-protecting leather armor, they will definitely give it to Uncle Ge first!
"
Xiaohuan thought about it and asked, "What should we do, miss? The main reason is that the difference is too big and the store cannot give us credit."
"Don't worry, ask first..." Situ Jing refused to give up and decided to shamelessly ask the store to see if there was room for negotiation.
Sure enough, after some negotiation, the store owner decisively rejected Situ Jing's request for credit.
Situ Jing wanted to talk to the shopkeeper again, but Xiaohuan thought it was too embarrassing and quickly pulled Situ Jing out of the shop. He frowned and said, "Miss, let's go. Others don't know us. How can they agree to our credit? Let's go."
Miss......."
Situ Jing looked at the blacksmith shop regretfully, sighed secretly and left with Xiao Huan.
For the rest of the journey, Situ Jing remained silent, and Xiaohuan looked a little depressed.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Situ Jing's mind, and she immediately said, "I'm going to find Mrs. Chai!"
Xiaohuan immediately responded: "Yes, if the young lady asks, Mrs. Chai will definitely be willing to help!"
So, the two of them quickened their pace and hurried to the inn where Chai Yan was staying.
When they arrived at the inn, Xiao Huan asked the innkeeper which room Mrs. Chai was staying in. The innkeeper saw that Situ Jing and Xiao Huan were very unfamiliar, so he didn't dare to tell them immediately, and instead asked about their identities.
Just when Xiaohuan was getting a little impatient by the shopkeeper's question, Chai Yan and Yuan Yuan came down the stairs one after the other.
"Miss Situ? Why are you here?" Chai Yan was very surprised.
Yuan Yuan came over quickly and said happily: "Miss Situ, are you here to see me on the street?"
The shopkeeper next to him was stunned, then realized that the person in front of him was the daughter of Magistrate Situ, and he quickly apologized: "It turns out to be Miss Situ. I was so offended just now. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"Humph!" Xiaohuan pouted and gave the shopkeeper a look of contempt.
The shopkeeper was also embarrassed, thinking: How could I have known that the daughter of the county magistrate would come out dressed like this?
Situ Jing did not blame the shopkeeper. He waved his hand and looked at Chai Yan and Yuan Yuan: "Master Chai, Mrs. Chai, I have something to ask you for help..."
"Miss Situ, please tell me..." Chai Yan nodded.
Yuan Yuan also looked at Yu Yuan, waiting for her to speak.
Situ Jing was embarrassed to say it in front of strangers, so he said: "Master Chai, can we go to the room and talk?"
"Of course!" Chai Yan immediately turned to the side, stretched out his hand and said: "Miss Situ, please come upstairs..."
Soon, the four people returned to the room.
Yuan Yuan asked: "Miss Situ, if you have any questions, just tell me. We will help you if we can."
Chai Yan nodded solemnly on the side.
Situ Jing mustered up the courage and said: "Master Chai, Mrs. Chai, I think...I want to borrow one hundred taels of silver from you..."
After saying this, Situ Jing lowered his head in embarrassment. Although he said the words of borrowing money, he felt very nervous. If he was rejected, it would be too embarrassing!
"Oh!" Chai Yan responded casually, then took out a hundred taels of silver notes and handed it to Situ Jing: "Miss Situ, here is one hundred taels!"
Xiaohuan was immediately overjoyed and quickly caught the banknote and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Chai!"
Situ Jing looked at Chai Yan in shock: "Master Chai, why don't you ask me what I borrowed the money for?"
Chai Yan shook his head and smiled: "What's there to ask? Miss Situ must be in urgent need, otherwise she wouldn't come here to ask this question."
"Thank you, Mr. Chai..." Situ Jing was very grateful.
Yuan asked: "Miss Situ, is one hundred taels enough? Why don't you take more to be prepared?"
"No, one hundred taels is enough..." Situ Jing said after that, "Master Chai, Mrs. Chai, let me write you an IOU."
Yuanyuan waved his hand and said: "No need, what else are you writing an IOU for?"
But Situ Jing insisted: "You want what you want, friends are friends, and you must keep the IOU."
Then, Situ Jing and Yuan started to argue about writing IOUs.
Chai Yan watched for a while and suddenly said: "Madam, since Miss Situ wants to write, let her write!"
After saying that, Chai Yan signaled to Xiaohuan that there was paper and pen on the desk inside, and Xiaohuan quickly ran to get it.
During this interval, Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at Chai Yan unhappily. She felt that Chai Yan was too distrustful of others. With Situ Jing's character, he would definitely not default on his debt.
Soon, Situ Jing wrote the IOU and handed it to Chai Yan. Chai Yan praised it as soon as he saw it: "Miss Situ, your handwriting is so beautiful!"
Situ Jing said modestly: "Master Chai, thank you very much."
Situ Jing had money in hand and left an IOU, so he thought about going to the blacksmith shop to customize a leather armor with a breast shield, so he said goodbye to Chai Yan and Yuan Yuan and left the inn.
Yuan Yuan came back after seeing Situ Jing off and shouted very unhappy: "Chai Yan, why are you so stingy? You asked Miss Situ to write an IOU for this small amount of money. Are you really afraid that someone will default on it and not pay you back?"
Chai Yan said innocently: "Madam, do you think I am this kind of person?"
"If not, then why did you ask someone to write an IOU?" Yuan said angrily.
At this time, Chai Yan picked up the IOU written by Situ Jing and tore it into pieces!
"You are..."
Yuan Yuan stared at Chai Yan blankly, wondering why he asked others to write down the IOU, and then tore it into pieces when he turned around.
Chai Yan walked over and stuffed the torn IOU into Yuan Yuan's hand, and said calmly: "Believe it or not, if we don't let Miss Situ write this IOU, she will definitely not accept the hundred dollars."
Two silver notes...”
Yuan Yuan looked at the handful of shredded paper in his hand, thought for a moment and asked, "Will it?"
Chai Yan replied lazily: "No way?"
Yuan Yuan has long been accustomed to Chai Yan's speaking style and should not be bothered anymore.
Then, Yuan Yuan changed the subject and said, "Hey, what do you think Situ Jing wants to do with the money suddenly?"
"Who knows." Chai Yan didn't really care.
Yuan Yuanchu thought about it for a while, but finally couldn't restrain his curiosity: "No, I want to go and have a look..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan turned around and left the room.
Chai Yan didn't stop him, he just curled his lips, shook his head slowly and said, "Oh, a woman's curiosity..."